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PITTSFIELD â Members of the Board of Parks Commission have voiced their approval for placing a proposed mountain biking skills course and pump track in Springside Park, though that approval wonât be formalized until the site passes a wetlands and buffer area review by the Conservation Commission.
The potential wetlands impact arose during Tuesday nightâs Parks Commission meeting at the Ralph J. Froio Senior Center. Parks Commission Chair Anthony DeMartino said the panel recently had received a letter from Conservation Agent Rob Van Der Kar indicating that the courseâs proposed site at the softball and little league field behind Reid Middle School places it very near a buffer zone â the 100 feet surrounding a wetland.
PITTSFIELD â The week begins with a lull in activity as the Bay State marks Patriotâs Day, but revs up quickly as officials knock down city business in advance budget hearings on the fast approach.
On Tuesday, the Police Advisory and Review Board meets to handle regular case reviews, and discuss new policy review language with Police Chief Michael Wynn, not long after his appointment to the statewide commission tasked with developing a professional police certification system for officers.
And on the recreation front, opposition is growing against the mountain bike skills course the Parks Commission supports building in Springside Park, which is being spearheaded by Alison McGee, the city School Committee member and New England Mountain Bike Association Berkshire chapter president.
PITTSFIELD â Backers of a mountain biking course in Pittsfield are ready to raise money. But, opponents are coming forward to say the project isnât right for Springside Park.
Three bike associations have raised $5,000 to fund designs through a trail-building company, Powder Horn, and have set out to raise $400,000 for remaining project costs, a proponent told the Parks Commission on Tuesday.
âWe are diving into the fundraising aspect of things right now,â said Alison McGee, president of the New England Mountain Bike Associationâs Berkshire chapter.
PITTSFIELD â The wheels are turning on a project to build a bike skills park in the heart of the Berkshires.